EntryCommon
  1. Noun

    real intention; true motive; true meaning

    彼は自分の真意を漏らしてしまった。
    He gave away his real intention.
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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま-まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみち

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
99 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 11

Built from

Used in names as

もとよし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-11, 2-5-8SKIP code
5b8.2The Kanji Dictionary
0033.6Four corner code
458deroo
610fUnicode hex code
1-16-53JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5113Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1926New Nelson (John Haig)
2136New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2650Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1352Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1834Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
608Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
654Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
118A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2007Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
225Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10921Morohashi
226A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
132Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
132Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
155sakade
176Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
246henshall3
416Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
86crowley
291Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.19busy_people
791Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
615Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
11WaniKani level